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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Quick look: California Wildfires Today 09-18-12

California Fire Weather: No Current Red Flags, Watches Or WarningsNational Fire Weather:Predictive Services Discussion: Warm and dry conditions will continue across most of the West, while mild conditions settle over the Plains. Gusty winds will develop across the northern High Plains. A cold front will push through the East, bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms from Georgia to New England. http://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/outlooks/outlooks.htmlNational Fire Situation:National Preparedness Level 3 National Fire Activity

Initial attack activity: Light (91 new fires)

New large fires: 4 (*)

Large fires contained: 1

Uncontained large fires: ** 36

Area Command Teams committed: 0

NIMOs committed: 0

Type 1 IMTs committed: 6

Type 2 IMTs committed: 7

** Uncontained large fires include only fires being managed under a full suppression strategy. Notes:The U.S. Forest Service has deactivated the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped military C-130 Hercules as fire conditions in the West have improved.The 153rd Air Expeditionary Group received the notification late Sept. 14, releasing the two MAFFS planes and crews that were still operating, as well as the associated support and maintenance staff. All crews have reported back to their home stations.

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OSCC - South OpsCooler temperatures and light initial attack throughout the GACC.ONCC - North Ops

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How fires get their names

Every year in California thousands of wildfires start throughout the state.
In most cases, the dispatch center sending the initial resources to a wildland fire
will designate a name for the fire, but the first on scene engine or fire official can
also name the incident. Fires are usually named for the area in which they start –
a geographical location, local landmark, street, lake, mountain, peak, etc. Quickly
naming the fire provides responding fire resources with an additional locater, and
allows fire officials to track and prioritize incidents by name.
For example during the Southern California Fire Siege of 2003, the largest
wildland fire in California history, the Cedar Fire in San Diego County, was
named after the Cedar Creek Falls area where it started. The destructive Old
Fire, which burned during the same time period in San Bernardino County, was
named after the road along which it started - Old Waterman Canyon Road.
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CAL FIRE is the largest fire department in California and the second largest fire department in the United States .CAL FIRE firefighters protect 33 million acres of State Responsibility Area (SRA). We have over 4,000 members within CAL FIRE and CAL FIRE is associated with the California Professional Firefighters (CPF) and the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF).

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